No. |
Player |
Opponent |
Goals[nb 1] |
Score[nb 2] |
Venue |
Competition |
Date |
Ref |
1 |
Takeo Wakabayashi |
Philippines |
4 |
7–2 |
Meiji Jingu Stadium, Tokyo |
1930 Far Eastern Games |
25 May 1930 |
|
2 |
Hiroshi Ninomiya |
Singapore |
3 – (57', 62', 80') |
4–1 |
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur |
1959 Merdeka Tournament |
3 September 1959 |
|
3 |
Shigeo Yaegashi |
South Vietnam |
3 |
5–1 |
1963 Merdeka Tournament |
12 August 1963 |
|
4 |
Ryuichi Sugiyama |
Singapore |
3 – (6', 13', 26') |
4–1 |
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
Friendly match |
25 March 1965 |
|
5 |
Teruki Miyamoto |
Philippines |
4 – (20', 30', 40', 46') |
15–0 |
Japan National Stadium, Tokyo |
1968 Summer Olympics qualification |
27 September 1967 |
|
6 |
Kunishige Kamamoto |
6 – (15', 16', 26', 43', 64', 89') |
|
7 |
Taiwan |
3 – (25', 67', 75') |
4–0 |
30 September 1967 |
|
8 |
Nigeria |
3 – (24', 72', 89') |
3–0 |
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla |
1968 Summer Olympics |
14 October 1968 |
|
9 |
Tadahiko Ueda |
Taiwan |
3 – (8', 66', 70') |
3–2 |
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur |
1970 Merdeka Tournament |
16 August 1970 |
|
10 |
Kunishige Kamamoto |
Philippines |
3 – (11', 52', 73') |
8–1 |
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok |
1972 Summer Olympic qualification |
27 September 1971 |
|
11 |
Taiwan |
3 – (13', 71', 81') |
5–1 |
29 September 1971 |
|
12 |
Khmer Republic |
4 – (50', 65', 72', 75') |
4–1 |
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur |
1972 Merdeka Tournament |
12 July 1972 |
|
13 |
Sri Lanka |
5 – (5', 8', 58', 65', 89') |
5–0 |
Perak Stadium, Ipoh |
16 July 1972 |
|
14 |
Philippines |
3 – (1', 15', 44') |
4–0 |
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran |
1974 Asian Games |
3 September 1974 |
|
15 |
Yasuhiko Okudera |
Indonesia |
3 – (15', 30', 73') |
6–0 |
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur |
1976 Merdeka Tournament |
10 August 1976 |
|
16 |
Hiromi Hara |
Bangladesh |
3 – (1', 60', 71') |
4–0 |
Public Stadium, Daejeon |
1986 Asian Games |
28 September 1986 |
|
17 |
Kazuyoshi Miura |
4 – (18', 44', 52', 53') |
8–0 |
National Stadium, Tokyo |
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11 April 1993 |
|
18 |
Takuya Takagi |
Macau |
3 – (13', 33', 71') |
10–0 |
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat |
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
25 March 1997 |
|
19 |
Hiroaki Morishima |
3 – (78', 81', 89') |
|
20 |
Takuya Takagi |
Nepal |
3 – (47', 55', 89') |
6–0 |
27 March 1997 |
|
21 |
Kazuyoshi Miura |
Macau |
6 – (23', 29', 44, 57', 62', 79') |
10–0 |
National Stadium, Tokyo |
22 June 1997 |
|
22 |
Uzbekistan |
4 – (4' pen., 23', 64', 80') |
6–3 |
7 September 1997 |
|
23 |
Masashi Nakayama |
Brunei |
3 – (1', 2', 4') |
9–0 |
Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa |
2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
16 February 2000 |
|
24 |
Akinori Nishizawa |
Uzbekistan |
3 – (14', 24', 49') |
8–1 |
Saida Municipal Stadium, Saida |
2000 AFC Asian Cup |
17 October 2000 |
|
25 |
Naohiro Takahara |
3 – (17', 20', 57') |
|
26 |
Shinji Okazaki |
Hong Kong |
3 – (17', 74', 76') |
6–0 |
Outsourcing Stadium, Shizuoka |
2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
8 October 2009 |
|
27 |
Togo |
3 – (5', 8', 65') |
5–0 |
Miyagi Stadium, Rifu |
Friendly match |
14 October 2009 |
|
28 |
Sōta Hirayama |
Yemen |
3 – (42', 55', 80') |
3–2 |
Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, Sana'a |
2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
6 January 2010 |
|
29 |
Shinji Okazaki |
Saudi Arabia |
3 – (8', 13', 80') |
5–0 |
Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan |
2011 AFC Asian Cup |
17 January 2011 |
|
30 |
Keisuke Honda |
Jordan |
3 – (22', 31', 53' pen.) |
6–0 |
Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
8 June 2012 |
|
31 |
Koki Ogawa |
Hong Kong |
3 – (26', 45+1', 58') |
5–0 |
Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan |
2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
14 December 2019 |
|
32 |
Yuya Osako |
Mongolia |
3 – (23', 55', 90+3) |
14–0 |
Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
30 March 2021 |
|
33 |
Myanmar |
5 – (22', 30' pen. 36', 49', 88') |
10–0 |
28 May 2021 |
|
34 |
Ado Onaiwu |
Kyrgyzstan |
3 – (27' pen. 31', 33') |
5–1 |
Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita |
15 June 2021 |
|
35 |
Ayase Ueda |
Myanmar |
3 – (11', 45+4', 50') |
5–0 |
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
16 November 2023 |
|
36 |
Ryo Germain |
Hong Kong |
4 – (4', 10', 22', 26') |
6–1 |
Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin |
2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
8 July 2025 |
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